This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

On macbook if open url in firefox get text file contents rather than opening a web site. Have to open url in safari.

  • 3 replies
  • 2 have this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by cor-el

hackneyr
hackneyr
more options

If i open a url file with firefox all i get is the notepad like view of the contents of the url file. if i open the same url with safari it opens the web site as it should. I have set firefox as the default browser but still must open url in safari to go to the web site. Even if I manually change the url file to open with firefox it still open the notepad like viewer.

If i open a url file with firefox all i get is the notepad like view of the contents of the url file. if i open the same url with safari it opens the web site as it should. I have set firefox as the default browser but still must open url in safari to go to the web site. Even if I manually change the url file to open with firefox it still open the notepad like viewer.

All Replies (3)

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
  • Moderator
more options

Please provide am example of where that happens.

hackneyr
hackneyr Question owner
more options

This is what opens in the Firefox window.
The application bar shows that it is Firefox is open but this is what it displays.

[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://www.facebook.com/
IconFile=http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/z9Q0Q/hash/8yhim1ep.ico
IconIndex=1

Modified by cor-el

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

That is a Windows internet shortcut file and Mac doesn't know what to do with it.

Did you copy the IE Favorites folder from a Windows installation?